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Lesson 4 - Copying and Cutting Objects-February 23

1. Copying an object places it on the Clipboard without removing the original from the drawing. Cutting removes the object and places it on the Clipboard. Duplicating creates a copy directly in the drawing without using the Clipboard. Pasting inserts an object from the Clipboard into a drawing. 2. There are several ways to create copies of objects in CorelDRAW, including duplicating, copying and pasting, using keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+D, or the numeric keypad. You can distribute multiple copies of an object horizontally or vertically by specifying the number of copies, spacing, and direction.

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Lesson 4 - Copying and Cutting Objects-February 23

1. Copying an object places it on the Clipboard without removing the original from the drawing. Cutting removes the object and places it on the Clipboard. Duplicating creates a copy directly in the drawing without using the Clipboard. Pasting inserts an object from the Clipboard into a drawing. 2. There are several ways to create copies of objects in CorelDRAW, including duplicating, copying and pasting, using keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+D, or the numeric keypad. You can distribute multiple copies of an object horizontally or vertically by specifying the number of copies, spacing, and direction.

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COPYING, DUPLICATING, AND DELETING OBJECTS

You can use this procedure to paste an object from another


CorelDRAW provides you with several ways to copy objects. application.
When you no longer need an object, you can delete it.

To paste an object from an unsupported file format, or to


Cutting, copying, and pasting specify options for the pasted object, click Edit Paste
You can cut or copy an object to place it on the Clipboard and paste special. For more information about pasting objects from
it into a drawing or another application. Cutting an object places it other applications, see Linking and embedding objects.
on the Clipboard and removes it from the drawing. Copying an
object places it on the Clipboard but keeps the original in the
drawing. To duplicate an object

Duplicating 1 Select an object.

Duplicating an object places a copy directly in the drawing window


and does not use the Clipboard. Duplicating is faster than copying 2 Click Edit Duplicate.
and pasting. Also, when duplicating an object, you can specify the
distance between the duplicate and the original object along the x When you duplicate objects for the first time, the Duplicate
and y axes. This distance is known as the offset. offset dialog box appears. To specify the distance between the
duplicate and the original object along the x and y axes, type
values in the Horizontal offset and Vertical offset boxes.

• Offset values of 0 place the duplicate on top of the original.

• Positive offset values place the duplicate up and to the right


of the original.

You can apply a transformation, such as rotating, sizing, or • Negative offset values place the duplicate down and to the
skewing, to the duplicate of an object while keeping the original left of the original.
object intact. If you decide that you want to keep the original
object, you can delete the duplicate.
Duplicating an object is useful for creating cuttable drop
Copying objects at a specified position shadows for devices such as vinyl cutters and plotters.
You can create multiple copies of objects simultaneously, while
specifying their position, without using the Clipboard. For
example, you can distribute object copies horizontally, to the left or
right of the original object; or you can distribute copies of objects
vertically, below or above the original object. You can specify the You can change the offset at which duplicates are created.
spacing between copies of objects, or you can specify the offset at Click Tools Options and in the Document list of categories,
which copies of objects are created in relation to each other. click General, and type values in the Horizontal offset and Vertical
offset boxes.

Copying objects quickly


You can also duplicate a selected object by pressing
You can use other methods to create copies of objects quickly, Ctrl + D.
without using the Clipboard. You can use the plus sign (+) on the
numeric keypad to place a copy of an object on top of the original
object, or you can create copies instantly by pressing
the Spacebar or right-clicking while dragging an object.
To create copies of an object at a specified position

To cut or copy an object 1 Select an object.


1. Select an object.
2. Click Edit, and click one of the following: Cut or Copy 2 Click Edit Step and Repeat.

You can also cut or copy an object by right clicking the object 3 In the Step and repeat docker, type a value in the Number of
and clicking Cut or Copy. copies box.

To Do the following

Distribute In the Vertical settings area, choose No


copies of offset from the Mode list box. In
objects the Horizontal offset area, choose Spacing
To paste an object into a drawing horizontally between objects from the Mode list box. To
specify the spacing between object copies, type
• Click Edit Paste. a value in the Distance box. To place the object
copies to the right or left of the original,
choose Right or Left from the Direction list
box.

Distribute In the Horizontal settings area, choose No


copies of offset from the Mode list box. In the Vertical
objects offset area, choose Spacing between
vertically objects from the Mode list box. To specify the
spacing between copies of objects, type a value
in the Distance box. To place the copies above
or below the original,
choose Up or Down from the Direction list
box.

Offset all In the Horizontal offset and Vertical


copies of offset areas, choose Offset from the Mode list
objects by a box, and type values in the Distance boxes.
specified
distance

Multiple copies of an object are offset by a specified distance.

You can access the Step and repeat docker by


pressing Ctrl+Shift+D.

To create copies of objects quickly

1
Select an object by using the Pick tool .

2 Press the Spacebar while moving, rotating, or transforming the


object.

You can also

Place a copy of an Press the plus sign (+) on the numeric


object on top of the keypad.
original

Create a single copy While moving, rotating, or transforming


by using a mouse or the object, right-click and then release
stylus. both mouse buttons.

Guide Questions:
1. How do you differentiate copying, cutting, duplicating, and
pasting from each other?
2.

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